Remembering ‘Chief’ the last cavalry horseEveryone who lived during the large scale Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941 remember many things of this great event, such as the long convoys of trucks and tanks, long columns of marching infantry units...

Vendors sought for Bloomin on the BricksThe City of Natchitoches Main Street Office is seeking vendors for the 2015 Bloomin’ on the Bricks spring festival. The 15th Annual Bloomin’ on the Bricks, Natchitoches’ spring garden festival, wil...

Big crawfish predicted for Fat Tuesday Crawfish farmers are already pulling traps full of crawfish. With the somewhat mild winter the state has seen this year it is expected that crawfish will be available sooner, cheaper and larger tha...

Deadline for AgCenter calendar approaches The LSU AgCenter is offering photographers an opportunity to contribute to its popular Get It Growing calendar. The deadline for submission is approaching all entries must reach Baton Rouge by Frid...

What's Your Line?She’s feisty, sharp as a tack, and she has a phenomenal memory for details. At the age of ninety, names, dates and places still spill forth like a waterfall from her mind. She is a priceless font o...

Clementine Hunter murals to be restored this yearOne of the treasures of Melrose Plantation, a singular work by internationally-renowned primitive artist Clementine Hunter, will be restored and preserved for future generations to enjoy thanks to ...

Slice of LifeA few weeks ago, I wrote about how time seems to be speeding up. And, by gosh, here it is 2015 already. For many of the earlier years of my life, I thought that by 2015 we'd be living in a science ...

What’s Your Line?For the past two months some of us have been talking about family holiday traditions and favorite things from our past celebrations. At this time in my life, I have been a part of numerous celebrat...